(Heritage HRC-CD-654) 2000
This is a CD of flat-picking guitar, mostly of the 'fancy' variety. The 'plain' I guess, consists of the two tracks which feature George Shuffler, Will You Miss Me and Nine Pound Hammer.
George kicks off Will You Miss Me with his influential cross-picking technique before swapping to Steve Kilby's version, then back to George & followed by a Steve flat-picking a bit, and finally George finishes the tune.
In the liner notes Steve says of Nine Pound Hammer:- "...is a bluegrass classic played here by George & John Shuffler, with me playing along. I first heard George play this with the Stanley Brothers on a live recording when I was learning to play the guitar. While we were in the studio warming up we played this song and it sounded so good we decided to record it."
The track follows a similar pattern to Will You Miss Me, with a couple of rounds of George's cross-picking, which Steve Kilby picks up and then expands upon in a couple of tangents. Neither version sounds wholly successful to my ear...
George's brother John Shuffler, who was with the CMB's between 1950-51 and 1953 (after a stint in Korea), also plays bass on the two tracks with George, plus Black Mountain Rag and the finale Down Yonder.
Steve Kilby who is an award winning flat-picker has a teaching website:- http://www.kilbymusic.com/
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1 |
Alabama Jubilee |
02:38 |
Steve Kilby |
Steve Kaufman | |
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Scott Gentry |
J. Yellen |
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2 |
Big Sandy River |
02:40 |
Steve Kilby |
Robin Kessinger | |
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Bill Williams |
P.D. |
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3 |
Bye Bye Blues |
02:47 |
Steve Kilby |
Wayne Henderson | |
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Scott Gentry |
Hamm / Bennet / Gray / Lown |
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4 |
Jerusalem Ridge |
03:58 |
Steve Kilby |
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Scott Gentry |
Bill Monroe |
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5 |
Will You Miss Me |
03:26 |
Steve Kilby |
George Shuffler | |
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John Shuffler |
A.P. Carter |
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6 |
Beaumont Rag |
02:59 |
Steve Kilby |
Steve Kaufman | |
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Scott Gentry |
P.D. |
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7 |
Red Haired Boy |
03:19 |
Steve Kilby |
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Scott Gentry |
P.D. |
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8 |
Bill Bailey |
02:39 |
Steve Kilby |
Robin Kessinger | |
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Scott Gentry |
Hughie Cannon |
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9 |
Nine Pound Hammer |
03:06 |
Steve Kilby |
George Shuffler | |
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John Shuffler |
P.D. |
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10 |
Black Mountain Rag |
01:57 |
Steve Kilby |
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John Shuffler |
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Leslie Keith |
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11 |
Deerfield |
02:16 |
Steve Kilby |
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Bill Williams |
Steve Kilby |
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12 |
Fiddle Tune Medley |
03:15 |
Steve Kilby |
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Scott Gentry |
P.D. |
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13 |
Down Yonder |
03:16 |
Steve Kilby |
Wayne Henderson | Robin Kessinger | Steve Kaufman | John Shuffler |
L. Wolfe Gilbert |
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14 |
Listen To The Mockingbird |
02:31 |
Steve Kilby |
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Scott Gentry |
Alice Hawthorne |
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15 |
Sweet Georgia Brown |
02:32 |
Steve Kilby |
Wayne Henderson | |
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Scott Gentry |
Berniel / Pinkard / Casey |
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16 |
New River Waltz |
02:50 |
Steve Kilby |
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Bill Williams |
Steve Kilby |